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Only months after the Yanks and the Brits signed the Treaty of Paris and formally ended the Revolutionary War, Abel Buell — a Connecticut engraver and sometime counterfeiter — dreamed up a map that reflected his political desires and his personal whims. Continue reading →

A whopping 74% of the people who live in Pa. were born here, according to Census data from 1900 to 2012 charted by the New York Times’ Upshot blog. That number does not make us the calmest, however. In 2012, 79% of Louisianans were born in the Creole State; and 77% of Michiganders and 75% of Ohioans fall into the same category.

On the flip side, if you suspect that New York (63%) or California (55%) is the state that’s most in flux, you’d be wrong. Nevada has only 25% of its population born there.

We know how affordable our region is, but Pa. falls in 38th place when GoBankingRates.com took a look at how much customers are charged in fees or earn in interest at financial institutions. Continue reading →

About half would move out of state if they had a chance, according to a Gallup poll.

As you can see, states in the Northeast — with the exception of Maine and New Hampshire — perform poorly. In addition to Connecticut and Maryland, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts make the top 10 of would-be movers.

The poll measures wishes and reality.

Pennsylvania performs best when residents were asked how likely it is that they will move within the next year. Only 9 percent of Pennsylvanians said it was extremely/very/somewhat likely.

Round up the usual suspects? Well, OK, taxpayers in New York and California (the first and second in the most onerous tax list) do get hammered, according to an analysis by WalletHub. But who knew that Nebraskans (No. 3) have the tax man breathing down their necks?